Translation axis assembly and gimbal platform using same

ABSTRACT

A translation axis assembly includes a supporting arm, a connecting plate configured to be movably mounted to the supporting arm, and a center-of-gravity adjusting device connected between the supporting arm and the connecting plate. The center-of-gravity adjusting device is configured to adjust a center of gravity of the translation axis assembly by adjusting a position of the supporting arm on the connecting plate. The center-of-gravity adjusting device includes a lead screw and a moving member rotatably and movably arranged on the lead screw. The moving member is received by the connecting plate and is fixedly connected to the supporting arm. The moving member includes a threaded hole in a threaded connection with the lead screw.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 16/878,108,filed on May 19, 2020, which is a continuation of application Ser. No.15/604,842, filed on May 25, 2017, now patent No. 10,663,109, which is acontinuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2014/092539, filedon Nov. 28, 2014, the entire contents of all of which are incorporatedherein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of image capturingapparatuses and, in particular, to a translation axis assembly and agimbal platform using same.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

A gimbal platform can be used as a supporting worktable for mounting acamera, with the camera arranged on the gimbal platform. A camera lenscan be adjusted to point to a target by adjusting the gimbal platform toachieve accurate image capturing, e.g., video or still image capturing,of the target. The gimbal platform can be compatible with many differenttypes of cameras or lenses, and a center of gravity of each axis of thegimbal platform can be adjusted. However, since existing structures foradjusting the center of gravity adjusts the center of gravity using arelative displacement of the structure of the gimbal platform, and sincemost structural members bear a load, a static frictional force betweenstructural members is large, and relative movements are difficult.Moreover, even a very small relative displacement may significantlyinfluence the center of gravity, making it difficult to adjust thecenter of gravity.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An objective of the present disclosure is to provide an adjustabletranslation axis assembly that balances the center of gravity, and agimbal platform using same.

In accordance with the disclosure, there is provided a translation axisassembly including a supporting arm, a connecting plate, and acenter-of-gravity adjusting device connected between the supporting armand the connecting plate. The center-of-gravity adjusting device isconfigured to adjust a position of the supporting arm on the connectingplate to adjust a center of gravity of the translation axis assembly.The center-of-gravity adjusting device includes a locking assemblyconfigured to allow the supporting arm and the connecting plate to be ina loose fit or to hold tightly to each other.

Also in accordance with the disclosure, there is provided a gimbalplatform including a pitch axis assembly, a roll axis assembly in pivotconnection with the pitch axis assembly and configured to drive thepitch axis assembly to rotate, and a translation axis assembly in pivotconnection with the roll axis assembly and configured to drive the rollaxis assembly to rotate. The translation axis assembly includes asupporting arm, a connecting plate, and a center-of-gravity adjustingdevice connected between the supporting arm and the connecting plate.The center-of-gravity adjusting device is configured to adjust aposition of the supporting arm on the connecting plate to adjust acenter of gravity of the translation axis assembly. Thecenter-of-gravity adjusting device includes a locking assemblyconfigured to allow the supporting arm and the connecting plate to be ina loose fit or to hold tightly to each other.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective assembled schematic diagram of a gimbalplatform, consistent with exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective assembled schematic diagram of the gimbalplatform in FIG. 1 from another viewing angle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective assembled schematic diagram of a translationaxis assembly in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective exploded schematic diagram of the translationaxis assembly in FIG. 3 from another viewing angle.

FIG. 5 is a perspective exploded schematic diagram of the translationaxis assembly in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a perspective exploded schematic diagram of the translationaxis assembly in FIG. 5 from another viewing angle.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of the gimbal platform in FIG. 1 in use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure arehereinafter described in more detail with reference to the accompanyingdrawings. The described embodiments are only some embodiments ratherthan all embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodimentsobtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on theembodiments of the present disclosure without creative efforts shallfall within the scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, when a component is described as being “fixedto” another component, the component can be fixed directly on the othercomponent, or via an intermediate component. When a component isdescribed as being “connected” to another component, the component canbe directly connected to the other component or via an intermediatecomponent.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this disclosure belongs. The terms used in thedescription of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describingparticular embodiments and are not intended to limit the presentdisclosure. The term “and/or” used herein includes any and allcombinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The implementation of the present disclosure is described in detailbelow with reference to exemplary embodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 in conjunction, the present disclosureprovides a gimbal platform 100 for carrying an imaging device 200 (asshown in FIG. 7). The imaging device 200 may be a photo camera, a videocamera, or a lens.

The gimbal platform 100 comprises a pitch axis assembly 10, a supportassembly 20 movably arranged on the pitch axis assembly 10, a roll axisassembly 40 in pivot connection with the pitch axis assembly 10 andconfigured to drive the pitch axis assembly 10 to rotate, a translationaxis assembly 50 in pivot connection with the roll axis assembly 40 andconfigured to drive the roll axis assembly 40 to rotate, a driving part40 b for driving the translation axis assembly 50 to rotate, and aholding part 60.

The pitch axis assembly 10 comprises two pillars 11, two guide posts 12,and two position-locking devices 13. The two guide posts 12 are arrangedapproximately perpendicular to the two pillars 11. The two guide posts12 can be moved in a lengthwise direction of the pillars 11 by movingthe position-locking devices 13 along the lengthwise direction of thepillars, and can be fixed to any position on the pillars 11 by theposition-locking devices 13.

For example, the pillars 11 are of a cylindrical shape, and each of thepillars 11 comprises a connecting end 110. The connecting end 110 isprovided with a through-hole 111. In some embodiments, an axialdirection of the through-hole 111 is approximately perpendicular to thelengthwise direction of the pillars 11. A rotary shaft 112 is arrangedin one of the through-holes 111. In some other embodiments, the pillars11 may have another shape.

In some embodiments, both of the guide posts 12 are of a cylindricalshape. In some other embodiments, the guide posts 12 may have anothershape.

Each of the position-locking devices 13 comprises a collar 13 a and alocking member 134. The collar 13 a is provided with a snapping hole130, and two receiving holes 132 respectively arranged at two sides ofthe snapping hole 130. An axial direction of the snapping hole 130 isapproximately perpendicular to axial directions of the receiving holes132. The shape and size of the snapping hole 130 correspond to the shapeand size of the corresponding pillar 11. The two pillars 11 are sheathedin the corresponding snapping holes 130, respectively. Each of thereceiving holes 132 receives one end of one of the guide posts 12, suchthat the two guide posts 12 are arranged approximately parallel to eachother.

The locking member 134 is configured to lock the position-locking device13 to any position on the corresponding pillar 11. For example, thelocking member 134 can include a toggle clip made of a metal material.The locking member 134 can apply pressure to the collar 13 a. As aresult, a diameter of the snapping hole 130 of the collar 13 a decreasessuch that the collar 13 a can clamp on the pillars 11. In someembodiments, the mounting positions of the two guide posts 12 on thepillars 11 can be adjusted by releasing or tightening the lockingmembers 134.

The support assembly 20 comprises two adapters 23 slidably arranged onthe guide posts 12, a mounting plate 24, and a fastening device 26. Themounting plate 24 is fixed to the adapters 23. In some embodiments, themounting plate 24 is fixed to the adapters 23 via bolts. The imagingdevice 200 is slidably arranged on the mounting plate 24. The fasteningdevice 26 is arranged at one side of the mounting plate 24, and thefastening device 26 is configured to lock the imaging device 200 to anyposition on the mounting plate 24.

To adjust sliding of the adapters 23, each of the adapters 23 comprisesa first pressing block 231 and a second pressing block 232 arrangedoppositely. Two circular slots 230 are formed between the first pressingblock 231 and the second pressing block 232, and the guide posts 12 areinserted in the circular slots 230. Each of the adapters 23 furthercomprises a screw 233 for locking the first pressing block 231 and thesecond pressing block 232 together. When the screws 233 are tightlylocked, the adapters 23 are fixed to the guide posts 12. When the screws233 are released, the adapters 23 can slide on the guide posts 12 in thelengthwise direction of the guide posts 12.

In some embodiments, for each of the screws 233, a wrench 234 isarranged on a nut of the screw 233. The wrench 234 extends in adirection approximately perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of thescrew 233. The screw 233 can be locked by turning the wrench 234 torotate in a locking direction, and can be released by turning the wrench234 to rotate in a direction opposite to the locking direction. Thus,sliding and fixing of the adapters 23 can be controlled.

The mounting plate 24 is fixed to the second pressing blocks 232. Themounting plate 24 is provided with a sliding groove 2430. In someembodiments, the sliding groove 2430 includes a dovetail sliding groove.

The roll axis assembly 40 comprises a first supporting arm 41, a secondsupporting arm 42 arranged symmetrically to the first supporting arm 41,a connecting arm 43 connecting the first supporting arm 41 and secondsupporting arm 42, and a first driving device 44.

In some embodiments, to reduce the number of parts of the assembly,improve the assembly process, decrease the rotational resistance of thefirst driving device 44, and improve the rotation smoothness of thefirst driving device 44 and the roll axis assembly 40, the firstsupporting arm 41, the connecting arm 43, and the second supporting arm42 are integrally formed by pressure casting using a magnesium-aluminiumalloy.

In some embodiments, the first driving device 44 includes a brushlessmotor, and a motor rotary shaft (not shown in the figure) of the firstdriving device 44 is fixedly connected to the through-hole 110 of one ofthe pillars 11, and configured to drive the pillars 11 to rotate, so asto drive the pitch axis assembly 10 to rotate. In some embodiment, anaxial direction of the motor rotary shaft of the first driving device 44is approximately perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the secondsupporting arm 42. The first driving device 44 drives the pitch axisassembly 10 to rotate, so as to adjust a capturing angle of the imagingdevice 200 and adjust the rotation speed in time to adapt to variouspose positions.

The first driving device 44 may also be a brush electric machine ormotor, and is not limited to the brushless motor described above.

As shown in FIGS. 3-6, the translation axis assembly 50 comprises athird supporting arm 53, a second driving device 54, a connecting plate55, a battery 57, and a center-of-gravity adjusting device 58 arrangedbetween the connecting plate 55 and the third supporting arm 53 andconfigured to adjust the position of the third supporting arm 53 on theconnecting plate 55.

The second driving device 54 is arranged at one end of the thirdsupporting arm 53. In some embodiments, the second driving device 54includes a brushless motor, with a rotor assembly and a stator assemblythereof received directly in the third supporting arm 53, i.e., thethird supporting arm 53 serves as a housing for receiving the rotorassembly and the stator assembly of the second driving device 54 toobviate the need for an additional housing and to save cost.

The other end of the third supporting arm 53 distal from the seconddriving device 54 is provided with a penetration hole 530. In someembodiments, the penetration hole 530 comprises a first receiving hole531 of a rectangular shape and a second receiving hole 532 of a circulararc shape. The first receiving hole 531 is in communication with thesecond receiving hole 532. The first receiving hole 531 is closer to thesecond driving device 54 than the second receiving hole 532. A lockinghole 533 is provided on an outer side surface of the end of the thirdsupporting arm 53 distal from the second driving device 54. The lockinghole 533 is in communication with the second receiving hole 532.

The battery 57 is arranged on the third supporting arm 53, and isconfigured to provide electrical energy for the operation of the wholegimbal platform 100.

In some embodiments, the second driving device 54 can also beadditionally provided with a housing. During assembling, the housingreceiving the rotor assembly and stator assembly can be assembled ontothe third supporting arm 53.

The second driving device 54 is configured to drive the roll axisassembly 40 to rotate. For example, a rotary shaft 540 of the seconddriving device 54 can be fixed in a center portion of the connecting arm43 and is configured to drive the roll axis assembly 40 to rotate.

The connecting plate 55 is connected to the end of the third supportingarm 53 distal from the roll axis assembly 40. The connecting plate 55 isapproximately perpendicular to the third supporting arm 53, and isapproximately parallel to the rotary shaft 540 of the second drivingdevice 54. The connecting plate 55 comprises a bottom surface 55 a incontact with the third supporting arm 53. The bottom surface 55 a isprovided with a receiving groove 5510. The connecting plate 55 comprisesan outer side wall 5511, and the outer side wall 5511 is provided with ashaft hole 5520. In some embodiments, the connecting plate 55 comprisesa first guide part 551 and a second guide part 552 connected to thefirst guide part 551. The first guide part 551 extends on an outer sidesurface of the second guide part 552, and protrudes relative to thesecond guide part 552. The first guide part 551 is of a rectangularshape. The second guide part 552 is matched with the second receivinghole 532, and the second guide part 552 is of a circular arc shape.

The shape and size of the penetration hole 530 may be designed accordingto practical needs, and the shape and size of the connecting plate 55match with the shape and size of the penetration hole 30. They are notlimited to those described above.

The center-of-gravity adjusting device 58 comprises a bearing 581, alead screw 582, a moving member 583 rotatably and movably arranged onthe lead screw 582, and a locking assembly 584.

The bearing 581 is fixed in the receiving groove 5510. The axis of thebearing 581 is approximately perpendicular to the lengthwise directionof the third supporting arm 53. One end of the lead screw 582 passesthrough the shaft hole 5520 in the outer side wall 5511, and is sheathedin the bearing 581 of the receiving groove 5510. In some embodiments,for facilitating the rotation of the lead screw 582, a rotary handle5820 is provided at the end of the lead screw 582 that is close to theouter side wall 5511. The rotary handle 5820 can be fixedly connected tothe lead screw 582.

The shape and size of the moving member 583 are about the same as theshape and size of the first receiving hole 531, respectively, i.e., themoving member 583 matches the first receiving hole 531. The movingmember 583 can be fixedly arranged in the first receiving hole 531. Themoving member 583 comprises a first moving part 5831, a second movingpart 5832 connected to the first moving part 5831, and a guide part5833. The guide part 5833 is also referred to as a “moving member guidepart.” The moving member 583 can be fixedly connected to the thirdsupporting arm 53, for example, by fixedly connecting the first movingpart 5831 to the third supporting arm 53 via a bolt. The second movingpart 5832 extends on both sides of the first moving part 5831, and thesecond moving part 5832 is configured to clamp the first guide part 551of the connecting plate 55. The guide part 5833 of the moving member 583is provided with a threaded hole 5834. The central axis of the threadedhole 5834 is approximately parallel to the lengthwise direction of thelead screw 582.

In some other embodiments, the first moving part 5831 may be fixedlyconnected to the third supporting arm 53 by welding or gluing.

In some embodiments, the center-of-gravity adjusting device 58 furthercomprises a fixing plate 585 fixing plate configured to be fixed to theouter side wall 5511 of the connecting plate 55, e.g., via a bolt. Agroove 5580 is provided on the end surface of the fixing plate 585 thatis distal from the connecting plate 55, and a through-hole 5581 isprovided at the bottom of the groove 5580. The rotary handle 5820 ispartially received in the groove 5581 and can rotate in the groove 5581.The fixing plate 585 has a size larger than the size of the outer sidewall 5511 to prevent the connecting plate 55 from separating from thepenetration hole 530.

In some embodiments, in order to save materials, the fixing plate 585may be omitted. In some embodiments, the fixing plate 585 can be fixedlyconnected to the outer side wall 5511 by gluing or welding.

During assembly, the moving member 583 can be fixedly arranged in thefirst receiving hole 531, then one end of the connecting plate 55 can bepassed through the penetration hole 530 to allow the second moving part5832 of the moving member 583 to clamp the first guide part 551 of theconnecting plate 55. Thereafter, the fixing plate 585 can be fixed tothe outer side wall 5511 of the connecting plate 55, and then the rotaryhandle 5820 can be fixedly connected to the lead screw 582. Finally, thelead screw 582 can be passed through the through-hole 5581 of the fixingplate 585 to be in a threaded connection with the threaded hole 5834 ofthe moving member 583, such that one end of the lead screw 582 passesthrough the shaft hole 5520 and is sheathed in the bearing 581 of thereceiving groove 5510.

The locking assembly 584 is arranged at the side of the third supportingarm 53 close to the locking hole 533. The locking assembly 584 isconfigured to lock the connecting plate 55 to the third supporting arm53. In some embodiments, as shown in, e.g., FIG. 5, the locking assembly584 comprises a pad 5842, a wrench 5843, a pin 5844, and a fixing bolt5845.

In some embodiments, the pad 5842 is made of polyoxymethylene, and a viahole 5847 is provided in the center of the pad 5842.

The wrench 5843 comprises a rotating part 584 a and a turning part 584 bdistal from the rotating part 584 a. The rotating part 584 a extends tothe turning part 584 b and is provided with a receiving part 5840running through the rotating part 584 a. A first through-hole 584 c isprovided in the wall of the rotating part 584 a. The axial direction ofthe first through-hole 584 c is approximately parallel to the openingdirection of the locking hole 533. The receiving part 5840 is incommunication with the first through-hole 584 c.

The shape and size of the pin 5844 match the shape and size of the firstthrough-hole 584 c, respectively. In some embodiments, a secondthrough-hole 5850 is provided in the center of the pin 5844.

When assembling the locking assembly 58, the pin 5844 can be insertedinto the first through-hole 584 c first. Then the pad 5842 can be placedat the side of the third supporting arm 53 that is closer to the lockinghole 533, i.e., the pad 5842 can be placed adjacent to the locking hole533. Thereafter, the fixing bolt 5845 can be passed through the secondthrough-hole 5850 and the via hole 5847 successively and come into athreaded connection with a threaded hole 5848 provided in the thirdsupporting arm 53, the threaded hole 5848 in the third supporting arm 53running through the locking hole 533. The rotating part 584 a of thewrench 5843 abuts against the pad 5842.

In some embodiments, the locking assembly 584 can have a differentstructure, so long as the locking assembly 584 can separate and lock theconnecting plate 55 and the third supporting arm 53.

In some embodiments, the driving part 40 b includes a brushless motorconnected to the connecting plate 55 and the holding part 60. Thedriving part 40 b is configured to drive the translation axis assembly50 to rotate in 360° in a horizontal plane.

The holding part 60 is in the shape of a bent rod. For example, theholding part 60 comprises a connecting part 601, a supporting part 602,and a hand-held part 603. The supporting part 602 includes a rod member,and the connecting part 601 is removably connected to a geometricalcenter of the supporting part 602. The connecting part 601 is connectedto the driving part 40 b.

The hand-held part 603 comprises two cylindrical handgrips fixed to twoends of the supporting part 602, respectively.

The holding part 60 is fixedly provided with a handle 604, and thehandle 604 is fixed to one side of the supporting part 602 opposite tothe connecting part 601, such that the gimbal platform 100 can beconveniently carried when not in use. In some other embodiments, theholding part 60 is also provided with a locking mechanism, such that thegimbal platform 100 can be fixed to a ladder to be moved by the ladder.

Referring to FIG. 7, when in use, the imaging device 200 is fixedlyarranged on the support assembly 20. Mechanical analysis shows that, toimprove the stability during image capturing by the imaging device 200,the center of gravity of the pitch axis assembly 10, the supportassembly 20, the roll axis assembly 40, the translation axis assembly50, and the imaging device 200 as a whole shall fall on a driving shaftof the driving part 40 b. As a result, the rotation of the translationaxis assembly 50 to any angle will not produce a rotating torque, i.e.,the translation axis assembly 50 will not swing back and forth as causedby a rotating torque. At the same time, the stability of the imagingdevice 200 during rotation can be improved.

When the center of gravity of the pitch axis assembly 10, the supportassembly 20, the roll axis assembly 40, the translation axis assembly50, and the imaging device 200 as a whole does not fall on the drivingshaft of the driving part 40 b, the center of gravity of the pitch axisassembly 10, the support assembly 20, the roll axis assembly 40, thetranslation axis assembly 50, and the imaging device 200 as a whole canbe adjusted by adjusting the center-of-gravity adjusting device 58, sothat the center of gravity of the pitch axis assembly 10, the supportassembly 20, the roll axis assembly 40, the translation axis assembly50, and the imaging device 200 as a whole falls on the driving shaft onthe driving part 40 b. For example, the turning part 584 b of the wrench5843 can be turned to release the locking assembly 584, so that the sizeof the locking hole 533 is enlarged to allow the connecting plate 55 andthe third supporting arm 53 to be in a loose fit. The rotary handle 5820can then be rotated to rotate the lead screw 582 in the threaded hole5834 in the guide part 5833. Under the guide of the rectangular firstguide part 551, the moving member 583 can move in the lengthwisedirection of the lead screw 582, such that the center of gravity of thepitch axis assembly 10, the support assembly 20, the roll axis assembly40, the translation axis assembly 50, and the imaging device 200 as awhole can be moved to fall on the driving shaft of the driving part 40b. After the adjustment, the turning part 584 b of the wrench 5843 canbe turned to compress the pad 5842, reducing the size of the lockinghole 533, such that the locking assembly 584 can tightly hold theconnecting plate 55 and the third supporting arm 53, i.e., theconnecting plate 55 is tightly held in the penetration hole 530 andtightly fitted to the third supporting arm 53 to achieve locking.

In some other embodiments, the rotary handle 5820 can be replaced with adriving motor that can drive the lead screw 582 to rotate.

The structure of the center-of-gravity adjusting device 58 is notlimited to that described above, so long as the position of the thirdsupporting arm 53 on the connecting plate 55 can be adjusted to adjustthe center of gravity of the pitch axis assembly 10, the supportassembly 20, the roll axis assembly 40, the translation axis assembly50, and the imaging device 200 as a whole to fall on the driving shaftof the driving part 40 b.

The gimbal platform of the present disclosure comprises thecenter-of-gravity adjusting device for adjusting the position of thethird supporting arm on the connecting plate. The gimbal platform canadjust the center of gravity of the gimbal platform by thecenter-of-gravity adjusting device.

The description above merely includes some embodiments of the presentdisclosure and is not intended to limit the scope of the presentdisclosure. Any equivalent structures or equivalent procedures based onthe contents of the description and the accompanying drawings of thepresent disclosure or applied in other relevant technical fieldsdirectly or indirectly should likewise be encompassed in the scope ofthe present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A translation axis assembly comprising: asupporting arm; a connecting plate configured to be movably mounted tothe supporting arm; and a center-of-gravity adjusting device connectedbetween the supporting arm and the connecting plate and being configuredto adjust a center of gravity of the translation axis assembly byadjusting a position of the supporting arm on the connecting plate, thecenter-of-gravity adjusting device including: a lead screw; and a movingmember rotatably and movably arranged on the lead screw, the movingmember being received by the connecting plate and being fixedlyconnected to the supporting arm, and the moving member including athreaded hole in a threaded connection with the lead screw.
 2. Thetranslation axis assembly of claim 1, wherein: the supporting armincludes a penetration hole; and the connecting plate is at leastpartially accommodated in the penetration hole.
 3. The translation axisassembly of claim 2, wherein the moving member is received in thepenetration hole.
 4. The translation axis assembly of claim 2, wherein:the supporting arm further includes a locking hole in communication withthe penetration hole, and the center-of-gravity adjusting device furtherincludes a locking assembly configured to: allow the supporting arm andthe connecting plate to be in a loose fit or to hold tightly to eachother; and reduce a size of the locking hole to hold the supporting armtightly in the penetration hole.
 5. The translation axis assembly ofclaim 2, wherein: the connecting plate includes a bottom surface incontact with the supporting arm; and the bottom surface is provided witha receiving groove configured to receive the lead screw and the movingmember.
 6. The translation axis assembly of claim 5, wherein: thecenter-of-gravity adjusting device further includes a bearing fixed inthe receiving groove; the connecting plate further includes an outerside wall perpendicular to the bottom surface; the outer side surfaceincludes a shaft hole; and the lead screw passes through the shaft holeand is sheathed in the bearing.
 7. The translation axis assembly ofclaim 6, wherein: the center-of-gravity adjusting device includes afixing plate fixed to the outer side wall of the connecting plate; andthe fixing plate has a size larger than a size of the outer side wall toprevent the connecting plate from separating from the penetration hole.8. The translation axis assembly of claim 7, wherein: thecenter-of-gravity adjusting device further includes a rotary handlefixedly connected to an end of the lead screw; and the rotary handle isconfigured to be rotated to drive the lead screw to rotate in thethreaded hole.
 9. The translation axis assembly of claim 8, wherein: agroove is provided on an end surface of the fixing plate that is distalfrom the connecting plate, the rotatory handle being partially receivedin the groove.
 10. The translation axis assembly of claim 9, wherein:the groove includes a through-hole, the lead screw passing through thethrough-hole.
 11. A gimbal platform comprising: a translation axisassembly including: a supporting arm; a connecting plate configured tobe movably mounted to the supporting arm; and a center-of-gravityadjusting device connected between the supporting arm and the connectingplate and being configured to adjust a center of gravity of thetranslation axis assembly by adjusting a position of the supporting armon the connecting plate, the center-of-gravity adjusting deviceincluding: a lead screw; and a moving member rotatably and movablyarranged on the lead screw, the moving member being received by theconnecting plate and being fixedly connected to the supporting arm, andthe moving member including a threaded hole in a threaded connectionwith the lead screw.
 12. The gimbal platform of claim 11, furthercomprising: a roll axis assembly in pivot connection with thetranslation axis assembly; wherein the translation axis assembly isconfigured to drive the roll axis assembly to rotate.
 13. The gimbalplatform of claim 12, further comprising: a pitch axis assembly in pivotconnection with the roll axis assembly; wherein the roll axis assemblyis configured to drive the pitch axis assembly to rotate.
 14. The gimbalplatform of claim 13, further comprising: a support assembly movablyarranged at the pitch axis assembly.
 15. The gimbal platform of claim14, wherein the pitch axis assembly includes: a pillar; a guide postperpendicular to the pillar; and a position-locking device arranged atan end of the guide post and coupling the guide post to the pillar, theposition-locking device being configured to move along a lengthwisedirection of the pillar to cause the guide post to move along thelengthwise direction of the pillar.
 16. The gimbal platform of claim 15,wherein the support assembly includes: an adapter slidably arranged onthe guide post; a mounting plate fixed to the adapter and configured tobe slidably connected to a payload carried by the gimbal platform; and afastening device arranged at one side of the mounting plate andconfigured to lock the payload to the mounting plate.
 17. The gimbalplatform of claim 11, further comprising: a holding part; and a drivingpart arranged between the holding part and the connecting plate, thedriving part being configured to drive the translation axis assembly torotate.
 18. The gimbal platform of claim 17, wherein the holding partincludes: a supporting part including a rod member; a connecting partarranged at a geometrical center of the supporting part and connected tothe driving part; and a hand-held part.
 19. The gimbal platform of claim18, wherein the hand-held part includes two cylindrical handgrips fixedto two ends of the supporting part, respectively.
 20. The gimbalplatform of claim 18, wherein the holding part further includes a handlefixed to one side of the supporting part opposite to the connectingpart.